FOI/202500460402 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Government employees by pay grade: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for the following information:
1. A breakdown of Scottish Government FTE roles by pay grade; i.e. the total number of FTEs employed by Scottish Government at respective bands of its pay grade.
2. The total number of Scottish Government employees paid over £50,000 (please include any departmental salary uplifts, car allowances or other non-standard benefits for specific job types or departments paid directly to employees within this definition of over £50,000).
3. The total number of Scottish Government employees paid over £80,000 (this should include any salary uplifts, car allowances or other non-standard benefits for specific job types or departments paid directly to employees within this definition of over £80,000).
4. The total number of Scottish Government employees paid over £100,000 (again this should include any salary uplifts, car allowances or other non-standard benefits for specific job types or departments paid directly to employees within this definition of over £100,000).
Response
Response to Question 1
Please see a breakdown of Scottish Government Core FTE roles by pay grade as at 31 December 2024 in the table below:
Grade FTE A3 258.91 A4 370.90 B1 1042.88 B2 1723.31 B3 2317.59 BFS 45.52 C1 1840.77 C2 821.18 C3 119.25 Legal Trainee 14 Marine 157.93 SCS - Deputy Director 201.16 SCS - Director 51.3 SCS – Director General 9* SCS – Permanent Secretary 1
*As at 31 December 2024, for the eight Directorates, we had eight Director Generals and one staff member on temporary promotion to Director General to cover an absence.
Response to Questions 2 - 4
Please see the table below that provides information in response to questions 2 – 4. For the avoidance of doubt, the Scottish Government does not provide car allowances to our staff.
Salary Number of Scottish Government Core Staff (Headcount) £50,000 to £79,999 3,788 £80,000 to £99,999 911 £100,000 and over 82
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